Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Iris Flea Beetle

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Aphthona nonstriata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Iris Flea Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Iris 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	Aphthona
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Aphthona nonstriata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Iris Flea Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Iris 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.

Iris Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.