Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Siamese-ginger

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Alpinia galanga

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Siamese-ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Siamese-ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Alpinia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Alpinia galanga

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Siamese-ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Siamese-ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Siamese-ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan.

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.