Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Lesser Coucal

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Centropus bengalensis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Lesser Coucal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Lesser Coucal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cuculidae
Genus	Aproteles	Centropus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Centropus bengalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Lesser Coucal share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Coucal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Coucal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.