Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Grass pea

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lathyrus sphaericus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Grass pea is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Grass pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Lathyrus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lathyrus sphaericus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Grass pea

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Grass pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grass pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.