Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Narrowleaf lupine

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lupinus angustifolius

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Narrowleaf lupine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Narrowleaf lupine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Lupinus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lupinus angustifolius

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Narrowleaf lupine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Narrowleaf lupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrowleaf lupine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Bhutan, Taiwan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.