Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Hop Flea Beetle

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Psylliodes attenuata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Hop Flea Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Hop Flea Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Aproteles	Psylliodes
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Psylliodes attenuata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Hop Flea Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Hop Flea Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hop Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.