Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Welsh polypody

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Polypodium cambricum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Welsh polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Welsh polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Polypodium
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Polypodium cambricum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Welsh polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Welsh polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.