Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Plain Plume

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hellinsia tephradactyla

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Plain Plume is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Plain Plume
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)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Aproteles	Hellinsia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hellinsia tephradactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Plain Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Plain Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (27 countries).

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.