Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs marsh-elder

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	marsh-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Iva
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Iva annua

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	marsh-elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, and Sweden.

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.