Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Southern Variable Pitohui

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Pitohui uropygialis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Southern Variable Pitohui is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Southern Variable Pitohui
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oriolidae
Genus	Aproteles	Pitohui
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Pitohui uropygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Southern Variable Pitohui share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Southern Variable Pitohui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Southern Variable Pitohui
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Variable Pitohui

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.