Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Confusing Fold Truffle

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hydnotrya confusa

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Confusing Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Confusing Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Discinaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Hydnotrya
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hydnotrya confusa

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Confusing Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Confusing Fold Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Confusing Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.