Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Fishing Cat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fishing Cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Aproteles	Prionailurus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Prionailurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Fishing Cat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fishing Cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.