Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Sawfly

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Pristiphora rufipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Sawfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Aproteles	Pristiphora
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Pristiphora rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Sawfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sawfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.