Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Mountain Cocoa

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Theobroma gileri

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Mountain Cocoa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Mountain Cocoa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Theobroma
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Theobroma gileri

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Cocoa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Mountain Cocoa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cocoa

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.