Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Straw-colored Sylph

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Straw-colored Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Straw-colored Sylph
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)	Libellulidae
Genus	Aproteles	Macrothemis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Macrothemis inacuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Straw-colored Sylph share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Straw-colored Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.