Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs dwarf milkweed

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Asclepias ovalifolia

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while dwarf milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	dwarf milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Asclepias
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Asclepias ovalifolia

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

dwarf milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	dwarf milkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dwarf milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.