Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs sago palm

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Metroxylon sagu

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while sago palm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	sago palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Metroxylon
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Metroxylon sagu

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

sago palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	sago palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sago palm

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Singapore.

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.