Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Slough sedge

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Carex obnupta

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Slough sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Slough sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Carex
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Carex obnupta

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Slough sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Slough sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slough sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.