Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Trident leaf-nosed bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Asellia tridens

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Trident leaf-nosed bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Trident leaf-nosed 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	Asellia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Asellia tridens

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Trident leaf-nosed bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Trident leaf-nosed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Trident leaf-nosed bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trident leaf-nosed 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.