Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Incised halberd fern

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Tectaria incisa

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Incised halberd fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Incised halberd fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tectariaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Tectaria
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Tectaria incisa

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Incised halberd fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Incised halberd fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Incised halberd fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

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.