Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs White Star Apple

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sapotaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Gambeya
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	White Star Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.