Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Keeled wormseed

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Dysphania carinata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Keeled wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Dysphania
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Dysphania carinata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Keeled wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.