Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Tree marigold

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Tithonia diversifolia

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Tree marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Tree marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Tithonia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Tithonia diversifolia

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Tree marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tree marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (27 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (Spain), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.