Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs eared willow

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Salix aurita

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while eared willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	eared willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Salix
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Salix aurita

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

eared willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	eared willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

eared willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.