Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs spring groundsel

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Senecio vernalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	spring groundsel
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	Senecio
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Senecio vernalis

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

spring groundsel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spring groundsel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Uzbekistan), Europe (22 countries), and South America (Ecuador).

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.