Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Little Red Flying Fox

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Little Red Flying Fox
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 same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aproteles	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Little Red Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.