Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs long-neck field slug

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Deroceras panormitanum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while long-neck field slug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	long-neck field slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Aproteles	Deroceras
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Deroceras panormitanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and long-neck field slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

long-neck field slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	long-neck field slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long-neck field slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

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.