Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Soldier fly

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Sargus cuprarius

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Soldier fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Soldier fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Aproteles	Sargus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Sargus cuprarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Soldier fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.