Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Dover Grass

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lolium pratense

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Dover Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dover Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Lolium
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lolium pratense

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Dover Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dover Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dover Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, 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.