Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Downy Cherry

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Prunus tomentosa

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Downy Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Downy Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Prunus tomentosa

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Downy Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Downy Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.