Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Sand Saffron

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Colchicum arenarium

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Sand Saffron is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Colchicaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Colchicum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Saffron

Habitat

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

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.