Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Cotoneaster

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Cotoneaster multiflorus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Cotoneaster
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)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Cotoneaster
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Cotoneaster multiflorus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.