Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Minute duckweed

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Minute duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Araceae
Genus	Aproteles	Lemna
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lemna minuta

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Minute duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, 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.