Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Mérida Nightshade

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Solanum ripense

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Mérida Nightshade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Mérida Nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Solanaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Solanum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Solanum ripense

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Mérida Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Mérida Nightshade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mérida Nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.