Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hipposideros curtus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Short-tailed Roundleaf 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)	Hipposideridae
Genus	Aproteles	Hipposideros
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hipposideros curtus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.