Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Western Brome

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Bromus marginatus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Western Brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Western Brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aproteles	Bromus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Bromus marginatus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Brome

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.