Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Dooryard dock

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Rumex longifolius

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Dooryard dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dooryard dock
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	Rumex
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Rumex longifolius

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Dooryard dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dooryard dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dooryard dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.