Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs slender facelina

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	slender facelina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Facelinidae
Genus	Aproteles	Facelina
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Facelina auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender facelina

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.