Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Gut Weed

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Ulva intestinalis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Gut Weed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ulvaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Ulva
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Gut Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.