Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Louse

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Bovicola ovis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Trichodectidae
Genus	Aproteles	Bovicola
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Bovicola ovis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Louse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries) and North America (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.