Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Long-legged bat tick

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Ixodes vespertilionis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Long-legged bat tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Long-legged bat tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ixodidae
Genus	Aproteles	Ixodes
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Ixodes vespertilionis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Long-legged bat tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-legged bat tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Long-legged bat tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-legged bat tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

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.