Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Cottony Willow

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Salix eriocephala

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Cottony Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Salix
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Salix eriocephala

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Cottony Willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cottony Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.