Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Mnestra’s Ringlet

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Erebia mnestra

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Mnestra’s Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Mnestra’s Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Aproteles	Erebia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Erebia mnestra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Mnestra’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Mnestra’s Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mnestra’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.

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.