Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Herpestes urva

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Herpestidae
Genus	Aproteles	Herpestes
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Herpestes urva

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Crab-eating Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Crab-eating Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crab-eating Mongoose

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.