Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Shoddy Ragwort

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Senecio pterophorus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Shoddy Ragwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Shoddy Ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Senecio
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Senecio pterophorus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Shoddy Ragwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Shoddy Ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoddy Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.