Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Gray-faced Buzzard

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Butastur indicus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Gray-faced Buzzard is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Gray-faced Buzzard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Aproteles	Butastur
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Butastur indicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Gray-faced Buzzard share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray-faced Buzzard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Gray-faced Buzzard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-faced Buzzard

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.