Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs desert amaranth

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Amaranthus macrocarpus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while desert amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	desert amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Amaranthus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Amaranthus macrocarpus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

desert amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	desert amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

desert amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.