Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Dense-Flower Aster

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Symphyotrichum ericoides

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Dense-Flower Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dense-Flower Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Symphyotrichum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Symphyotrichum ericoides

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Dense-Flower Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dense-Flower Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dense-Flower Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.