Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Mill Carpet Beetle

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Anthrenus fuscus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Mill Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Mill Carpet Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dermestidae
Genus	Aproteles	Anthrenus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Anthrenus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Mill Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Mill Carpet Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mill Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.