Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Crowded Brittlegill

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Russula densifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Crowded Brittlegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Russulaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Russula
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Russula densifolia

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Crowded Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crowded Brittlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.