Bulmer-Nacktrückenflughund vs Rizinus

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Bulmer-Nacktrückenflughund is Critically Endangered while Rizinus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer-Nacktrückenflughund	Rizinus
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Ricinus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Bulmer-Nacktrückenflughund

CR — Critically Endangered

Rizinus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer-Nacktrückenflughund	Rizinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer-Nacktrückenflughund

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rizinus

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

Bulmer-Nacktrückenflughund

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.

Rizinus

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi