Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Cup Lichen

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Cladonia peziziformis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Cup Lichen is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Cladonia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Cladonia peziziformis

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Cup Lichen

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.