Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Nodding sage

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Salvia nutans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Nodding sage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Salvia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Salvia nutans

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Nodding sage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nodding sage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Estonia, Latvia, Spain, 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.