Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Sulphur Orange Tip

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Colotis auxo

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Sulphur Orange Tip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Sulphur Orange Tip
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)	Pieridae
Genus	Aproteles	Colotis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Colotis auxo

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Sulphur Orange Tip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Sulphur Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Sulphur Orange Tip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sulphur Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.