Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Recurved Peatmoss

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Sphagnum recurvum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Recurved Peatmoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Recurved Peatmoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Sphagnum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Sphagnum recurvum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Recurved Peatmoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Recurved Peatmoss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Recurved Peatmoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and United States.

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.