Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Formosa lily

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lilium formosanum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Formosa lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Formosa lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Liliaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Lilium
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lilium formosanum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Formosa lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Formosa lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosa lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), 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.