Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Gray Short-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)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Aproteles	Carollia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Carollia subrufa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Gray Short-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.

Gray Short-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.