Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Pale Shining Brown

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Polia bombycina

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Pale Shining Brown is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Pale Shining Brown
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Aproteles	Polia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Polia bombycina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Pale Shining Brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Pale Shining Brown
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Shining Brown

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.