Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs False Lupin

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Thermopsis montana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	False Lupin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Thermopsis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Thermopsis montana

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

False Lupin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Lupin

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.