Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Parasitic fly

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Pegomya hyoscyami

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Parasitic fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Parasitic fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Aproteles	Pegomya
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Pegomya hyoscyami

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Parasitic fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parasitic fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.