Alpine Toughshank vs Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Gymnopus alpinus compared with Aproteles bulmerae

Key Differences

• Alpine Toughshank is Least Concern while Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Toughshank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Omphalotaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Gymnopus	Aproteles
Species	Gymnopus alpinus	Aproteles bulmerae

Conservation Status

Alpine Toughshank

LC — Least Concern

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Toughshank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Toughshank

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Toughshank

The Alpine Toughshank (Gymnopus alpinus) is a species in the genus Gymnopus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.