Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Crested Oval Sedge

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Carex cristatella

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Crested Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Carex
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Carex cristatella

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Crested Oval Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crested Oval Sedge

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.