Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Granular dogfish

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Centroscyllium granulatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Granular dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Etmopteridae
Genus	Aproteles	Centroscyllium
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Centroscyllium granulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Granular dogfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Granular dogfish

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Granular dogfish

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.