Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Forest Ironplum

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Drypetes gerrardii

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Forest Ironplum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Forest Ironplum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Putranjivaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Drypetes
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Drypetes gerrardii

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Forest Ironplum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

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

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.