Blewit vs Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Lepista nuda compared with Aproteles bulmerae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blewit	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	Tricholomataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lepista	Aproteles
Species	Lepista nuda	Aproteles bulmerae

Conservation Status

Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blewit

The Blewit (Lepista nuda) is a species in the genus Lepista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.