Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs heath fritillary

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Melitaea athalia

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while heath fritillary is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	heath fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Aproteles	Melitaea
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Melitaea athalia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

heath fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 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.