Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Toothwort

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lathraea squamaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Toothwort
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	Lathraea
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.