Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs marsh rice rat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Oryzomys palustris

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while marsh rice rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	marsh rice rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Aproteles	Oryzomys
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Oryzomys palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and marsh rice rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

marsh rice rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	marsh rice rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh rice rat

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.