Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Square-spot Deerfly

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Chrysops viduatus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Square-spot Deerfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Square-spot Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tabanidae
Genus	Aproteles	Chrysops
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Chrysops viduatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Square-spot Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Square-spot Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Square-spot Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Square-spot Deerfly

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.