Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Hedge bamboo

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Bambusa multiplex

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Hedge bamboo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Hedge bamboo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Bambusa (Bamboo)
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Bambusa multiplex

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Hedge bamboo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Hedge bamboo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hedge bamboo

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.