Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Stripe-Legged Robberfly

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Dioctria hyalipennis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Stripe-Legged Robberfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Stripe-Legged Robberfly
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)	Asilidae
Genus	Aproteles	Dioctria
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Dioctria hyalipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Stripe-Legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Stripe-Legged Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Stripe-Legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stripe-Legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.