Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Fossa

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fossa
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)	Eupleridae
Genus	Aproteles	Cryptoprocta
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fossa

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.