Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Starfruit

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Damasonium polyspermum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Alismataceae
Genus	Aproteles	Damasonium
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Damasonium polyspermum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.