Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Kidneyleaf mudplantain

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Heteranthera reniformis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Kidneyleaf mudplantain is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Kidneyleaf mudplantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Heteranthera
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Heteranthera reniformis

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Kidneyleaf mudplantain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Kidneyleaf mudplantain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kidneyleaf mudplantain

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.