Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Mexican Hickory

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Carya palmeri

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Mexican Hickory is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Mexican Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Juglandaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Carya
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Carya palmeri

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Mexican Hickory

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Mexican Hickory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Hickory

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.