Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Lesser Long-tongued Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Choeroniscus minor

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Lesser Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Lesser Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Chiroptera (yarasa)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Aproteles	Choeroniscus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Choeroniscus minor

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Lesser Long-tongued Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (yarasa)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Lesser Long-tongued Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Long-tongued 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.