Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs High Country Bumble Bee

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Bombus balteatus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while High Country Bumble Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	High Country Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Aproteles	Bombus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Bombus balteatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

High Country Bumble Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	High Country Bumble Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

High Country Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.