Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Hortle's whipray

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Pateobatis hortlei

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Hortle's whipray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Hortle's whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Aproteles	Pateobatis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Pateobatis hortlei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hortle's whipray

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.