Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Forked Aster

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Eurybia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Forked Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forked Aster

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.