Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Streamside Swordfern

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Nephrolepis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.