Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Himalayan ginger

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hedychium gardnerianum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Himalayan ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Hedychium
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hedychium gardnerianum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Himalayan ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Vietnam), Europe (7 countries), North America (Cuba, Jamaica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Guyana).

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.