Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Malabar nut

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Justicia adhatoda

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Malabar nut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Malabar nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Justicia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Justicia adhatoda

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Malabar nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Malabar nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malabar nut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (China, Cyprus, Taiwan) and Europe (Greece, Italy, Malta).

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.