Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Small shell ginger

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Alpinia mutica

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Small shell ginger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Alpinia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.