Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Syrian Mesquite

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Prosopis farcta

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Syrian Mesquite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Syrian Mesquite
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Prosopis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Prosopis farcta

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Syrian Mesquite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Syrian Mesquite

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iran and Turkey.

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.