Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Sphagnum Sprite

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Nehalennia gracilis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Sphagnum Sprite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Sphagnum Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Aproteles	Nehalennia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Nehalennia gracilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Sphagnum Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Sphagnum Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sphagnum Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.