Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Merida Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Aproteles	Cryptotis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Cryptotis meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Merida Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merida Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.