Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Utricularia intermedia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bulmer's Fruit Bat Flat-Leaved Bladderwort
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Lentibulariaceae
Genus Aproteles Utricularia
Species Aproteles bulmerae Utricularia intermedia

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bulmer's Fruit Bat Flat-Leaved Bladderwort
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.

Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

No description available.

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