Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Spiral head ginger

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Costus scaber

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Spiral head ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Spiral head 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)	Costaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Costus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Costus scaber

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Spiral head ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Spiral head ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiral head ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, 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.