Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Cretan bryony

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Bryonia cretica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Cretan bryony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Bryonia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Bryonia cretica

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Cretan bryony

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cretan bryony

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across New Zealand, Norway, Romania, 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.