Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs seaside centaury

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Centaurium littorale

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while seaside centaury is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	seaside centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gentianaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Centaurium
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Centaurium littorale

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

seaside centaury

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	seaside centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

seaside centaury

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.