Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Elecampane

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Inula helenium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Elecampane
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	Inula
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Inula helenium

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Elecampane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elecampane

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (25 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.