Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Reticulated Python

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Reptilia (пресмыкающиеся)
Order	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Squamata (чешуйчатые)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Aproteles	Python (Pythons)
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulated Python

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand.

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.

Reticulated Python

The reticulated python is the world's longest snake and one of the heaviest. They kill prey by constriction.