Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Red Balau

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Shorea
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Shorea carapae

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.