Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs mallow skipper

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Carcharodus alceae

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while mallow skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	mallow skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Aproteles	Carcharodus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Carcharodus alceae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

mallow skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mallow skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (32 countries).

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.