Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Mobula eregoodoo

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Aproteles	Mobula
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Mobula eregoodoo

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray

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.