Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs false fox sedge

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Carex otrubae

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while false fox sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	false fox sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Carex
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Carex otrubae

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

false fox sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	false fox sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false fox sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.