Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Handley's Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Handley's Nectar 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	Lonchophylla
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lonchophylla handleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Handley's Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Handley's Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.