Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs River Bulrush

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while River Bulrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	River Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Bolboschoenus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

River Bulrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	River Bulrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.