Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Fiery Clearwing

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Pyropteron chrysidiformis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Fiery Clearwing is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fiery Clearwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sesiidae
Genus	Aproteles	Pyropteron
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Pyropteron chrysidiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Fiery Clearwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Fiery Clearwing

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fiery Clearwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiery Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

The Bulmer's Fruit Bat (Aproteles bulmerae) is a species in the genus Aproteles. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.