Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Western Amazonian Nectomys

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Nectomys apicalis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Western Amazonian Nectomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Western Amazonian Nectomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Aproteles	Nectomys
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Nectomys apicalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Amazonian Nectomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Western Amazonian Nectomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Amazonian Nectomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.