Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Highfin dogfish

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Etmopteridae
Genus	Aproteles	Centroscyllium
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Centroscyllium excelsum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Highfin dogfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highfin dogfish

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.