Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Rough Star-thistle

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Centaurea aspera

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Rough Star-thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Rough Star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Centaurea
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Centaurea aspera

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Rough Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.