Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Gray Poplar

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Populus canescens

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Gray Poplar is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Gray Poplar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Populus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Populus canescens

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray Poplar

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Gray Poplar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Poplar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (15 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.