Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Higuillo

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Piper dilatatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Higuillo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Piperaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Piper
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Piper dilatatum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Higuillo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Higuillo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.