Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Steyermark Pleurothyrium

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Pleurothyrium steyermarkianum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Steyermark Pleurothyrium is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Steyermark Pleurothyrium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lauraceae
Genus	Aproteles	Pleurothyrium
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Pleurothyrium steyermarkianum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Steyermark Pleurothyrium

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Steyermark Pleurothyrium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Steyermark Pleurothyrium

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.