Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs custard-apple

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Annona squamosa

Key Differences

  • Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while custard-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bulmer's Fruit Bat custard-apple
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Annonaceae
Genus Aproteles Annona
Species Aproteles bulmerae Annona squamosa

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

custard-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bulmer's Fruit Bat custard-apple
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

custard-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.

custard-apple

No description available.

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