Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Slender Shrew

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Sorex gracillimus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Slender Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Slender Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Aproteles	Sorex
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Sorex gracillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Slender Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Shrew

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.