Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Toco Toucan

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Toucanus toco

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Toco Toucan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Toco Toucan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Corvidae (Crows & Ravens)
Genus	Aproteles	Corvus (Crows & Ravens)
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Toucanus toco

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Toco Toucan share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Toco Toucan

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Toco Toucan
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	60 cm
Average Weight	—	700 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toco Toucan

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

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.

Toco Toucan

The toco toucan is the largest and best-known species in the toucan family, famous for its oversized colorful bill.