Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Northern Dropseed

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Sporobolus heterolepis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Northern Dropseed
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	Sporobolus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Sporobolus heterolepis

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.