Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs red-necked wallaby

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Macropus rufogriseus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while red-necked wallaby is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	red-necked wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Aproteles	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Macropus rufogriseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and red-necked wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

red-necked wallaby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	red-necked wallaby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-necked wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and South America (Colombia).

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.

red-necked wallaby

red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.