Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Noctua janthe

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Aproteles	Noctua
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Noctua janthe

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.