Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Lesser devilray

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Aproteles	Mobula
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser devilray

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.