Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Orange-Legged Furrow Bee

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Halictus rubicundus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Orange-Legged Furrow Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Halictidae
Genus	Aproteles	Halictus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Halictus rubicundus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Orange-Legged Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange-Legged Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange-Legged Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.