Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Field Hawkweed

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Pilosella caespitosa

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Field Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Field Hawkweed
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	Pilosella
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Pilosella caespitosa

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Field Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Field Hawkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.