Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Shrubby Orache

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Atriplex halimus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Shrubby Orache is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Shrubby Orache
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Atriplex
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Atriplex halimus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Shrubby Orache

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Shrubby Orache
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shrubby Orache

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Iraq) and Europe (6 countries).

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.