Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Giant arrowhead

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Sagittaria montevidensis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Giant arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Giant arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Alismataceae
Genus	Aproteles	Sagittaria
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Sagittaria montevidensis

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Giant arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), 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.