Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs sow thistle aphid

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hyperomyzus lactucae

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while sow thistle aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	sow thistle aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aphididae
Genus	Aproteles	Hyperomyzus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hyperomyzus lactucae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

sow thistle aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	sow thistle aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sow thistle aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.