Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Ray

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	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)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Aproteles	Atlantoraja
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.