Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Forest Krantz Ash

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Atalaya natalensis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Forest Krantz Ash is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Forest Krantz Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Atalaya
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Atalaya natalensis

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Forest Krantz Ash

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Krantz Ash

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.