Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Jerusalem artichoke

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Helianthus tuberosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Jerusalem artichoke
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Helianthus tuberosus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Jerusalem artichoke

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jerusalem artichoke

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Rwanda, Seychelles), Asia (10 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

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.