Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Hairy Bindweed

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Calystegia pulchra

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Hairy Bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Hairy Bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Calystegia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Calystegia pulchra

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy Bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Hairy Bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

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.