Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Rusty Dot

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Rusty Dot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Crambidae
Genus	Aproteles	Udea
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Udea ferrugalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Rusty Dot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 countries).

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.