Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Western Spectre

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Boyeria irene

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Western Spectre
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)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Aproteles	Boyeria
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Boyeria irene

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Spectre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Spectre

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.