Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Hawk's-beard

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Crepis sancta

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Hawk's-beard is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Hawk's-beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Crepis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Crepis sancta

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Hawk's-beard

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Hawk's-beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hawk's-beard

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 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.