Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Western Round-eared Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lophostoma occidentale

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Western Round-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Western Round-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Aproteles	Lophostoma
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lophostoma occidentale

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Western Round-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Western Round-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.