Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs smooth giant clam

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Tridacna derasa

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while smooth giant clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	smooth giant clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cardiidae
Genus	Aproteles	Tridacna
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Tridacna derasa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

smooth giant clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	smooth giant clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth giant clam

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands and Taiwan. 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.