Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Indian-nut

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Areca catechu

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Indian-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Indian-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Areca
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Areca catechu

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Indian-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, 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.