Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Devil'S Bolete

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Rubroboletus satanas

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Devil'S Bolete is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Devil'S Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Boletaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Rubroboletus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Rubroboletus satanas

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Devil'S Bolete

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Devil'S Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil'S Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.