Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Parasitoid wasp

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Cotesia glomerata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Parasitoid wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Parasitoid wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Braconidae
Genus	Aproteles	Cotesia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Cotesia glomerata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Parasitoid wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Parasitoid wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parasitoid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.