Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Spanish Gorse

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Genista hispanica

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Spanish Gorse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Spanish Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Genista
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.