Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Gophertail lovegrass

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Eragrostis ciliaris

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Gophertail lovegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Gophertail lovegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Eragrostis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Eragrostis ciliaris

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Gophertail lovegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Gophertail lovegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gophertail lovegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (5 countries).

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.