Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Devil'S Shoestring

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Polygonum erectum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Devil'S Shoestring
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)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Polygonum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Polygonum erectum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Devil'S Shoestring
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 Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, 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.