Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Rhinolophus maclaudi

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Aproteles	Rhinolophus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Rhinolophus maclaudi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.