Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs butterfly-pea

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Centrosema virginianum

Key Differences

  • Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while butterfly-pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bulmer's Fruit Bat butterfly-pea
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Fabaceae
Genus Aproteles Centrosema
Species Aproteles bulmerae Centrosema virginianum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

butterfly-pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bulmer's Fruit Bat butterfly-pea
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

butterfly-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

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.

butterfly-pea

The Butterfly-pea (Centrosema virginianum) is a species in the genus Centrosema. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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