Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Carrion-Flower

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Smilax herbacea

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Carrion-Flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Carrion-Flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Smilacaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Smilax
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Smilax herbacea

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Carrion-Flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Carrion-Flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carrion-Flower

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Carrion-Flower

The Carrion-flower (Smilax herbacea) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.