Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Kotschy's Crocus

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Crocus kotschyanus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Kotschy's Crocus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Kotschy's Crocus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Iridaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Crocus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Crocus kotschyanus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Kotschy's Crocus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Kotschy's Crocus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kotschy's Crocus

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.