Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs rough bindweed

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Smilax aspera

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while rough bindweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	rough bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Smilacaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Smilax
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	rough bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rough bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.