Blackfoot Polypore vs Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Cerioporus leptocephalus compared with Aproteles bulmerae

Key Differences

• Blackfoot Polypore is Not Evaluated while Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackfoot Polypore	Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cerioporus	Aproteles
Species	Cerioporus leptocephalus	Aproteles bulmerae

Conservation Status

Blackfoot Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackfoot Polypore	Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackfoot Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackfoot Polypore

The Blackfoot Polypore (Cerioporus leptocephalus) is a species in the genus Cerioporus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Found in United States.

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.