Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Pallas's Cormorant

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Phalacrocorax perspicillatus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Pallas's Cormorant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Pallas's Cormorant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Aproteles	Phalacrocorax
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Phalacrocorax perspicillatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Pallas's Cormorant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Pallas's Cormorant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pallas's Cormorant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.