Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Chiropodomys calamianensis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Aproteles	Chiropodomys
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Chiropodomys calamianensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

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.