Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs thin-necked bladderworm

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Taenia hydatigena

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while thin-necked bladderworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	thin-necked bladderworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Taeniidae
Genus	Aproteles	Taenia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Taenia hydatigena

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and thin-necked bladderworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

thin-necked bladderworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	thin-necked bladderworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

thin-necked bladderworm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.