Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Creeping Spikemoss

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Selaginella apoda

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Creeping Spikemoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Selaginella
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Selaginella apoda

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Creeping Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Creeping Spikemoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Germany, 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.