Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Round whip ray

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Maculabatis pastinacoides

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Round whip ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Round whip ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Aproteles	Maculabatis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Maculabatis pastinacoides

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Round whip ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Round whip ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round whip 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.