Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Ivy Bee

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Colletes hederae

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Ivy Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Ivy Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Colletidae
Genus	Aproteles	Colletes
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Colletes hederae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Ivy Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ivy Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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.