Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs May River Red

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Dendrobium lasianthera

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while May River Red is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	May River Red
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Dendrobium
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Dendrobium lasianthera

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

May River Red

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	May River Red
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

May River Red

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.