Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Isopod

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Porcellio dilatatus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Isopod is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Isopod
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Aproteles	Porcellio
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Porcellio dilatatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Isopod

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Isopod

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.