Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Diffuse-spotted knapweed hybrid

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Centaurea psammogena

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Diffuse-spotted knapweed hybrid
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 psammogena

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Diffuse-spotted knapweed hybrid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diffuse-spotted knapweed hybrid

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, 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.