Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hipposideros caffer

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hipposideridae
Genus	Aproteles	Hipposideros
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hipposideros caffer

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.