Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Carollia castanea

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Aproteles	Carollia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Carollia castanea

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Chestnut Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (박쥐)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

The Chestnut Short-tailed Bat (Carollia castanea) is a species in the genus Carollia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.