Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Rough Marsh-mallow

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Althaea hirsuta

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Rough Marsh-mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Rough Marsh-mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Althaea
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Althaea hirsuta

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Rough Marsh-mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Marsh-mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.