Bastard Catclaw vs Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Microgramma lycopodioides compared with Aproteles bulmerae

Key Differences

• Bastard Catclaw is Not Evaluated while Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard Catclaw	Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Microgramma	Aproteles
Species	Microgramma lycopodioides	Aproteles bulmerae

Conservation Status

Bastard Catclaw

NE — Not Evaluated

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard Catclaw	Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard Catclaw

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bastard Catclaw

The Bastard Catclaw (Microgramma lycopodioides) is a species in the genus Microgramma. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.