Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Dilated Scalewort

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Frullania dilatata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Dilated Scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Frullania
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dilated Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.