Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Natal orange

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Strychnos spinosa

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Natal orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Natal orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Loganiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Strychnos
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Strychnos spinosa

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Natal orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Natal orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal orange

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea and 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.