Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Dingy Waxcap

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hygrocybe ingrata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Dingy Waxcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dingy Waxcap
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)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Aproteles	Hygrocybe
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hygrocybe ingrata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Dingy Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dingy Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway. 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.