Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Malayan Free-tailed 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)	Molossidae
Genus	Aproteles	Mops
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Mops mops

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Malayan Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Free-tailed 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.