Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Greater Dog-like Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Peropteryx kappleri

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Greater Dog-like Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Greater Dog-like 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)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Aproteles	Peropteryx
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Peropteryx kappleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Greater Dog-like Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Greater Dog-like Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.