Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Small Shiny Furrow Bee

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lasioglossum semilucens

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Small Shiny Furrow Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Small Shiny Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Halictidae
Genus	Aproteles	Lasioglossum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lasioglossum semilucens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Small Shiny Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Small Shiny Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Shiny Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.