Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Russian-vine

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Fallopia baldschuanica

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Russian-vine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Russian-vine
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)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Fallopia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Fallopia baldschuanica

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Russian-vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Russian-vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Russian-vine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (24 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.