Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Bush clockvine

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Thunbergia erecta

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Bush clockvine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Bush clockvine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Thunbergia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Thunbergia erecta

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Bush clockvine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Bush clockvine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bush clockvine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Bush clockvine

The Bush clockvine (Thunbergia erecta) is a species in the genus Thunbergia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.