Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Large Pale Clothes Moth

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Tinea pallescentella

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Large Pale Clothes Moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Large Pale Clothes Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tineidae
Genus	Aproteles	Tinea
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Tinea pallescentella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Pale Clothes Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Large Pale Clothes Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Pale Clothes Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).

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.