Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs small-seed alfalfa dodder

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Cuscuta planiflora

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while small-seed alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Cuscuta
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Cuscuta planiflora

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

small-seed alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small-seed alfalfa dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (8 countries).

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.