Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Fiveangled dodder

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Solanales (가지목)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Cuscuta
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.