Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Waved Pincertail

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Waved Pincertail
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)	Gomphidae
Genus	Aproteles	Onychogomphus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

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.