Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs slender-fruit saltbush

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Atriplex leptocarpa

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while slender-fruit saltbush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	slender-fruit saltbush
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 leptocarpa

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

slender-fruit saltbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	slender-fruit saltbush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender-fruit saltbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.