Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Mountain Hemlock

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Tsuga mertensiana

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Mountain Hemlock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Mountain Hemlock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Tsuga
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Tsuga mertensiana

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Hemlock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Hemlock

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.