Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Chinese Elm

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Ulmus pumila

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Chinese Elm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Chinese Elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ulmaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Ulmus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Ulmus pumila

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese Elm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Chinese Elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

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.

Chinese Elm

The Chinese Elm (Ulmus pumila) is a species in the genus Ulmus. Native to Argentina, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, and Italy.