Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Silent Firefly

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Photinus indictus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Silent Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Silent Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lampyridae
Genus	Aproteles	Photinus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Photinus indictus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.