Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Sturnira nana

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Aproteles	Sturnira
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Sturnira nana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.