Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Crowded Cuplet

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Merismodes fasciculata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Crowded Cuplet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Crowded Cuplet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Niaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Merismodes
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Merismodes fasciculata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Crowded Cuplet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crowded Cuplet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.