Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Prickled ray

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Prickled ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Prickled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rajidae
Genus	Aproteles	Malacoraja
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Prickled ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickled ray

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.