Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Dwarf Laurel

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Kalmia angustifolia

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Dwarf Laurel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dwarf Laurel
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)	Ericaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Kalmia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Kalmia angustifolia

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Dwarf Laurel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dwarf Laurel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.