Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs ladder flapwort

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Nardia scalaris

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while ladder flapwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	ladder flapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Nardia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Nardia scalaris

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

ladder flapwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	ladder flapwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ladder flapwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.