Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Elm-Leaved Sumac

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Rhus coriaria

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Elm-Leaved Sumac is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Elm-Leaved Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Rhus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Rhus coriaria

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Elm-Leaved Sumac

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Elm-Leaved Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elm-Leaved Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Africa (Libya) and Europe (7 countries).

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.