Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Portuguese Squill

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Scilla peruviana

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Portuguese Squill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Portuguese Squill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Scilla
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Scilla peruviana

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Portuguese Squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Portuguese Squill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Portuguese Squill

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.