Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs small red peat moss

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Sphagnum capillifolium

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while small red peat moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	small red peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Sphagnum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Sphagnum capillifolium

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

small red peat moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	small red peat moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small red peat moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.