Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Panicle Hydrangea

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hydrangea paniculata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Panicle Hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Hydrangea
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hydrangea paniculata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Panicle Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Panicle Hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.