Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Flower-faced Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Anthops ornatus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Flower-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hipposideridae
Genus	Aproteles	Anthops
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Anthops ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Flower-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Flower-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flower-faced Bat

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.