Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Aproteles	Platyrrhinus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Platyrrhinus helleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Heller's Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heller's Broad-nosed 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.