Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Dark Red Disc Lichen

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lecidea erythrophaea

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Dark Red Disc Lichen is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dark Red Disc Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lecideaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Lecidea
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lecidea erythrophaea

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Dark Red Disc Lichen

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dark Red Disc Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark Red Disc Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.