Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Sturnira parvidens

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Aproteles	Sturnira
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Sturnira parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.