Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs star-apple

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Chrysophyllum cainito

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while star-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	star-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sapotaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Chrysophyllum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Chrysophyllum cainito

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

star-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	star-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

star-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (4 countries).

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.