Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Rough-Fruit Amaranth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Rough-Fruit 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 tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (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.