Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Butternut Canker

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Butternut Canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Butternut Canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diaporthales (Diaporthales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gnomoniaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Ophiognomonia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Butternut Canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Butternut Canker

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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.

Butternut Canker

The Butternut Canker (Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum) is a species in the genus Ophiognomonia. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.