Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Seaside barley

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hordeum marinum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Seaside barley is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Seaside barley
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Hordeum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hordeum marinum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Seaside barley

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Seaside barley
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seaside barley

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.