Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs lesser pocket moss

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Fissidens bryoides

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while lesser pocket moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	lesser pocket moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Fissidens
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Fissidens bryoides

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

lesser pocket moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	lesser pocket moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lesser pocket moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), 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.