Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Maple Prominent

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Ptilodon cucullina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Maple Prominent
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)	Notodontidae
Genus	Aproteles	Ptilodon
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Ptilodon cucullina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Maple Prominent

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maple Prominent

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.