Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Headfly

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Muscidae
Genus	Aproteles	Hydrotaea
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Headfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.