Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs waterbuck

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	waterbuck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Aproteles	Kobus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and waterbuck share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

waterbuck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

waterbuck

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

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.