Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Hump-backed fly

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Megaselia rufipes

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Hump-backed fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Hump-backed fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phoridae
Genus	Aproteles	Megaselia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Megaselia rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Hump-backed fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Hump-backed fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Hump-backed fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hump-backed fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.