Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Least Moonwort

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Botrychium simplex

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Least Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Least Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Botrychium
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Botrychium simplex

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Least Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Least Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered 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.