Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs flax dodder

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Cuscuta
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	flax dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.