Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs large painted-lady

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	large painted-lady
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	Gladiolus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	large painted-lady
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large painted-lady

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.