Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Yellow Ipe

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Handroanthus serratifolius

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Yellow Ipe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Yellow Ipe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Handroanthus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Handroanthus serratifolius

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow Ipe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Yellow Ipe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Ipe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

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.