Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Jamaican fruit bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Aproteles	Artibeus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.