Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Edging Lobelia

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lobelia erinus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Edging Lobelia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Edging Lobelia
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)	Campanulaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Lobelia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lobelia erinus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Edging Lobelia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Edging Lobelia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Edging Lobelia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.