Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Devil weed

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Devil weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Devil weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sargassaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Sargassum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Devil weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, 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.