Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Violet Dropwing

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Trithemis annulata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Violet Dropwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Violet Dropwing
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)	Libellulidae
Genus	Aproteles	Trithemis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Trithemis annulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Violet Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Violet Dropwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.