Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs False Dragonhead

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Physostegia virginiana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	False Dragonhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Physostegia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Physostegia virginiana

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

False Dragonhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Dragonhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.