Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Large Red-belted Clearwing

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Synanthedon culiciformis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Large Red-belted Clearwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Large Red-belted Clearwing
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)	Sesiidae
Genus	Aproteles	Synanthedon
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Synanthedon culiciformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Large Red-belted Clearwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Red-belted Clearwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Large Red-belted Clearwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Red-belted Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.