Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Dwarf Setaria

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Setaria italica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dwarf Setaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Setaria
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Setaria italica

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Dwarf Setaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Setaria

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (32 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia, Samoa), 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.