Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Dune-bean

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Vigna marina

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Dune-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dune-bean
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	Vigna
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Vigna marina

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Dune-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dune-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dune-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Taiwan.

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.