Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Grandidier's Trident Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Paratriaenops auritus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Grandidier's Trident 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)	Rhinonycteridae
Genus	Aproteles	Paratriaenops
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Paratriaenops auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Grandidier's Trident Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Grandidier's Trident Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grandidier's Trident 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.