Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs six-spot burnet

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Zygaena filipendulae

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while six-spot burnet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	six-spot burnet
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)	Zygaenidae
Genus	Aproteles	Zygaena
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Zygaena filipendulae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

six-spot burnet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	six-spot burnet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

six-spot burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.