Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Tufted Clusterfly

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Pollenia pediculata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Tufted Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polleniidae
Genus	Aproteles	Pollenia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Pollenia pediculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Tufted Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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.