Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Western Gorse

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Ulex gallii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Western Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Ulex
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.