Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Phyllostomus elongatus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Aproteles	Phyllostomus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Phyllostomus elongatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Lesser Spear-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.