Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs flat-leaved scalewort

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Radula complanata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while flat-leaved scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	flat-leaved scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Radulaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Radula
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Radula complanata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

flat-leaved scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	flat-leaved scalewort
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 scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.