Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Fountain Apple-Moss

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Philonotis fontana

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Fountain Apple-Moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fountain Apple-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Philonotis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Philonotis fontana

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Fountain Apple-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fountain Apple-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fountain Apple-Moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

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.