Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Fringed dodder

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Cuscuta
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.