Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs flat-backed millipede

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Polydesmus complanatus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while flat-backed millipede is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	flat-backed millipede
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polydesmidae
Genus	Aproteles	Polydesmus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Polydesmus complanatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and flat-backed millipede share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	flat-backed millipede
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.