Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Speckled Fanner

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Glyphipterix thrasonella

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Speckled Fanner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Speckled Fanner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Glyphipterigidae
Genus	Aproteles	Glyphipterix
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Glyphipterix thrasonella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Speckled Fanner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Speckled Fanner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Speckled Fanner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.