Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Eel-Grass Pondweed

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Potamogeton zosteriformis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Eel-Grass Pondweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Eel-Grass Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Potamogeton
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Potamogeton zosteriformis

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Eel-Grass Pondweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Eel-Grass Pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eel-Grass Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and 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.