Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Formosan Serow

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Formosan Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Aproteles	Capricornis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.