Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Spined Hylaeus

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hylaeus cornutus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Spined Hylaeus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Spined Hylaeus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Colletidae
Genus	Aproteles	Hylaeus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hylaeus cornutus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Spined Hylaeus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Spined Hylaeus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spined Hylaeus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.