Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Lesser bilby

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Aproteles	Macrotis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

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.