Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs dwarf thistle

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Cirsium acaule

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while dwarf thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	dwarf thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Cirsium
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Cirsium acaule

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

dwarf thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dwarf thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.