Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs field cudweed

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Filago arvensis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while field cudweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	field cudweed
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	Filago
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Filago arvensis

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

field cudweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	field cudweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field cudweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.