Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Gorse Lacebug

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Dictyonota strichnocera

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Gorse Lacebug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Gorse Lacebug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tingidae
Genus	Aproteles	Dictyonota
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Dictyonota strichnocera

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Gorse Lacebug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Gorse Lacebug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gorse Lacebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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.