Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Death Cap

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Amanita phalloides

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Death Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Death Cap
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)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Aproteles	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Amanita phalloides

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Death Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Death Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.