Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Greater white-toothed shrew

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Crocidura russula

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Greater white-toothed shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Greater white-toothed shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Aproteles	Crocidura
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Crocidura russula

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Greater white-toothed shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater white-toothed shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Greater white-toothed shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater white-toothed shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.