Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs White-winged Coot

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Fulica leucoptera

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while White-winged Coot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	White-winged Coot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rallidae
Genus	Aproteles	Fulica
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Fulica leucoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and White-winged Coot share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

White-winged Coot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	White-winged Coot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White-winged Coot

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.