Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs sorrel

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Oxalis rosea

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while sorrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Oxalis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Oxalis rosea

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (5 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.