Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs French willow

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Salix triandra

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while French willow is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	French willow
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)	Salicaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Salix
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Salix triandra

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

French willow

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	French willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

French willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.