Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Devil'S Paintbrush

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Pilosella aurantiaca

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Devil'S Paintbrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Devil'S Paintbrush
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	Pilosella
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Pilosella aurantiaca

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Devil'S Paintbrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil'S Paintbrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.