Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Drummond's phlox

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Phlox drummondii

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Drummond's phlox is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Drummond's phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Phlox
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Phlox drummondii

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Drummond's phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Drummond's phlox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Drummond's phlox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.