Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs spiral flag

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Costus villosissimus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while spiral flag is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	spiral flag
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)	Costaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Costus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Costus villosissimus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

spiral flag

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spiral flag

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.