Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Redroot amaranth

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Redroot amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Redroot amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Amaranthus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Redroot amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Redroot amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redroot amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

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.