Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Japanese Pipistrelle

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Pipistrellus abramus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Japanese Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Japanese Pipistrelle
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)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Aproteles	Pipistrellus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Pipistrellus abramus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

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.