Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Onionweed

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Asphodelus fistulosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Onionweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Asphodelus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Asphodelus fistulosus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Onionweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onionweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

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.