Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs northern dead-nettle

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lamium confertum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while northern dead-nettle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	northern dead-nettle
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	Lamium
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lamium confertum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

northern dead-nettle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	northern dead-nettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern dead-nettle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.