Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Sand leek

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Allium rotundum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Sand leek is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Sand leek
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Allium
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Allium rotundum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Sand leek

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Sand leek
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand leek

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.