Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Maui's paddle

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Elaphoglossum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Maui's paddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.