Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Rufous Dog-faced Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Molossops neglectus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Rufous Dog-faced Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Rufous Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Molossidae
Genus	Aproteles	Molossops
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Molossops neglectus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Rufous Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Rufous Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Rufous Dog-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rufous Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.