Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Five-spot Burnet

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Zygaena trifolii

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Five-spot Burnet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Five-spot Burnet
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)	Zygaenidae
Genus	Aproteles	Zygaena
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Zygaena trifolii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Five-spot Burnet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Five-spot Burnet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Five-spot Burnet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Five-spot Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.