Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Long-legged fly

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Dolichopus plumitarsis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Long-legged fly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Long-legged fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dolichopodidae
Genus	Aproteles	Dolichopus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Dolichopus plumitarsis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-legged fly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Long-legged fly
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 fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.