Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Mite

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Ornithonyssus bacoti

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Macronyssidae
Genus	Aproteles	Ornithonyssus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Ornithonyssus bacoti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.