Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Pygmy planigale

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Planigale maculata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Pygmy planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Pygmy planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Aproteles	Planigale
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Planigale maculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Pygmy planigale share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Pygmy planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Pygmy planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pygmy planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.