Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs parrot's-flower

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while parrot's-flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	parrot's-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Heliconia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Heliconia psittacorum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	parrot's-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parrot's-flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.