Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs swamp flat sedge

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Cyperus ligularis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while swamp flat sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	swamp flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Cyperus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Cyperus ligularis

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

swamp flat sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	swamp flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

swamp flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.