Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs mining bee

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Andrena fulva

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while mining bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	mining bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Andrenidae
Genus	Aproteles	Andrena
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Andrena fulva

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

mining bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	mining bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mining bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, 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.