Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs lowland paca

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Cuniculus paca

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while lowland paca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	lowland paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cuniculidae
Genus	Aproteles	Cuniculus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.