Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Pale-faced Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Phylloderma stenops

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Pale-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Pale-faced 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	Phylloderma
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Phylloderma stenops

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Pale-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.