Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Jungle Shrew

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Aproteles	Suncus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.