Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Palawan Fruit 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 same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aproteles	Acerodon
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Acerodon leucotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Palawan Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.