Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Squash / Pumpkin

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Cucurbita moschata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Squash / Pumpkin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Squash / Pumpkin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Cucurbita
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Cucurbita moschata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Squash / Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Squash / Pumpkin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squash / Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, 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.