Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Chaerephon gallagheri

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Gallagher's Free-tailed 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)	Molossidae
Genus	Aproteles	Chaerephon
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Chaerephon gallagheri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gallagher's Free-tailed 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.