Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Variable watermilfoil

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Variable watermilfoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Variable watermilfoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Haloragaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Myriophyllum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Variable watermilfoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable watermilfoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, Cuba, United States).

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.