Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Nomada ruficornis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Fork-jawed Nomad Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fork-jawed Nomad Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Aproteles	Nomada
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Nomada ruficornis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Fork-jawed Nomad Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fork-jawed Nomad Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.