Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs fig wax scale

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Ceroplastes japonicus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while fig wax scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	fig wax scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Coccidae
Genus	Aproteles	Ceroplastes
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Ceroplastes japonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

fig wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	fig wax scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fig wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.