Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs thyme broomrape

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Orobanche alba

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while thyme broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	thyme broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Orobanche
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Orobanche alba

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

thyme broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

thyme broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.