Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Guam Flying Fox

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aproteles	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Pteropus tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Guam Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guam Flying Fox

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.