Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Deceiver

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Laccaria laccata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Deceiver
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)	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Laccaria
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Laccaria laccata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, 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.