Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Golden Dock

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Rumex persicarioides

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Golden Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Golden Dock
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)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Rumex
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Rumex persicarioides

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Golden Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Golden Dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.