Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Gum-elemi

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Burseraceae
Genus	Aproteles	Bursera
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Gum-elemi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.