Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs striped hawk-moth

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hyles livornica

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while striped hawk-moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	striped hawk-moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sphingidae
Genus	Aproteles	Hyles
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hyles livornica

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and striped hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

striped hawk-moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	striped hawk-moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

striped hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), and Europe (5 countries).

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.