Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Prickly Pole

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Bactris
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Prickly Pole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

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

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.