Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Heteranthera dubia

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Heteranthera
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Heteranthera dubia

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

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

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.