Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Plum Fingerleaf

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Vitex ferruginea

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Plum Fingerleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Plum Fingerleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Vitex
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Vitex ferruginea

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Plum Fingerleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum Fingerleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.