Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Nimblewill

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Muhlenbergia schreberi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Nimblewill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Muhlenbergia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Muhlenbergia schreberi

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Nimblewill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nimblewill

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.