Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Munk's devil ray

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Mobula munkiana

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Munk's devil ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Munk's devil ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Aproteles	Mobula
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Mobula munkiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Munk's devil ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Munk's devil ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Munk's devil ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Munk's devil ray

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.