Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Giant needleleaf

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Polycnemum majus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Giant needleleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Polycnemum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Polycnemum majus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Giant needleleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant needleleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.