Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Malabar Tamarind

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Garcinia gummi-gutta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Malabar Tamarind
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Clusiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Garcinia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Garcinia gummi-gutta

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Malabar Tamarind

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malabar Tamarind

Habitat

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

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.