Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Nodding Catchfly

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Silene pendula

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Nodding Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Silene
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Silene pendula

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Nodding Catchfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nodding Catchfly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.