Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Jamaican Cherry Fig

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Ficus americana

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Jamaican Cherry Fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Jamaican Cherry Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Moraceae
Genus	Aproteles	Ficus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Ficus americana

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Jamaican Cherry Fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Jamaican Cherry Fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jamaican Cherry Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.