Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Spotted Thistle

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Scolymus maculatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Spotted Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Scolymus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Scolymus maculatus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Spotted Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.