Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Marsh Button

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Acleris lorquiniana

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Marsh Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Marsh Button
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)	Tortricidae
Genus	Aproteles	Acleris
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Acleris lorquiniana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Marsh Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Marsh Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Button

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.