Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Swamp Spreadwing

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lestes vigilax

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Swamp Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Swamp Spreadwing
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)	Lestidae
Genus	Aproteles	Lestes
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lestes vigilax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Swamp Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Swamp Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swamp Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.