Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Little Gray Firefly

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Photinus marginellus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Little Gray Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Little Gray Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lampyridae
Genus	Aproteles	Photinus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Photinus marginellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Little Gray Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Little Gray Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Little Gray Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Gray Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.