Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Musk rose

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Rosa moschata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Musk rose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Musk rose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Rosa moschata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Musk rose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Musk rose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Musk rose

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Afghanistan, India), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

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.