Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs silver nailroot

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Paronychia argentea

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while silver nailroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	silver nailroot
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)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Paronychia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Paronychia argentea

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

silver nailroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	silver nailroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silver nailroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, and Sweden.

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.