Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Peruvian pepino

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Solanum muricatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Peruvian pepino
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Solanaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Solanum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Solanum muricatum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Peruvian pepino

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruvian pepino

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Libya, and Taiwan.

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.