Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Sand Violet

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Sand Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Violaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Viola
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.