Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Slender Russian-Thistle

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Salsola collina

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Slender Russian-Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Slender Russian-Thistle
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	Salsola
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Salsola collina

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Slender Russian-Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Slender Russian-Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Russian-Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.