Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Diffuse knapweed

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Centaurea diffusa

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Diffuse knapweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Diffuse knapweed
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	Centaurea
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Centaurea diffusa

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Diffuse knapweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Diffuse knapweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diffuse knapweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

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.