Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Pacific Tent-making Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Uroderma convexum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Pacific Tent-making Bat
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Aproteles	Uroderma
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Uroderma convexum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Pacific Tent-making Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.