Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Dog Violet

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Viola canina

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Dog Violet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dog Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Violaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Viola
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Viola canina

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Dog Violet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dog Violet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dog Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.