Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Fen Ragwort

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Jacobaea paludosa

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Fen Ragwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fen Ragwort
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	Jacobaea
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Jacobaea paludosa

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Fen Ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fen Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.