Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Tiny vetch

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Tiny vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Tiny vetch
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	Vicia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.