Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Small elm midget

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Phyllonorycter schreberella

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Small elm midget is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Small elm midget
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)	Gracillariidae
Genus	Aproteles	Phyllonorycter
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Phyllonorycter schreberella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Small elm midget

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Small elm midget
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small elm midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). 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.