Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Downy False Indigo

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Amorpha canescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Downy False Indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Amorpha
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Amorpha canescens

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Downy False Indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy False Indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.