Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs ribbed grass snail

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Vallonia costata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while ribbed grass snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	ribbed grass snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Valloniidae
Genus	Aproteles	Vallonia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Vallonia costata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and ribbed grass snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

ribbed grass snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	ribbed grass snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ribbed grass snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

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.