Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Carex laevivaginata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Smooth-Sheathed Fox 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 laevivaginata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.