Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Obscure Tortrix

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Clepsis senecionana

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Obscure Tortrix is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Obscure Tortrix
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)	Tortricidae
Genus	Aproteles	Clepsis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Clepsis senecionana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Obscure Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Obscure Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.