Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Cushion Bracket

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Phellinus pomaceus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Cushion Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Cushion Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Phellinus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Phellinus pomaceus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Cushion Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Cushion Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cushion Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.