Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Shade Moonwort

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Botrychium
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Shade Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.