Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Chinese Water Shrew

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Chimarrogale styani

Key Differences

  • Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bulmer's Fruit Bat Chinese Water Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (animal) Animalia (animal)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (mammifères) Mammalia (mammifères)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Soricidae
Genus Aproteles Chimarrogale
Species Aproteles bulmerae Chimarrogale styani

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Chinese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bulmer's Fruit Bat Chinese Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Chinese Water Shrew

The Chinese Water Shrew (Chimarrogale styani) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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