Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs umkokolo

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Dovyalis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.