Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Pale flax

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Linum bienne

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Pale flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Linaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Linum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Linum bienne

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Pale flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale flax

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.