Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Dwarf lilyturf

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Ophiopogon japonicus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dwarf lilyturf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Ophiopogon
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Ophiopogon japonicus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Dwarf lilyturf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf lilyturf

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan), Europe (Croatia, Italy), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.