Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Figwort Rust

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Uromyces scrophulariae

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Figwort Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Figwort Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Uromyces
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Uromyces scrophulariae

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Figwort Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Figwort Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Figwort Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

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.