Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Downy Currant Rust

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Puccinia ribis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Downy Currant Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Downy Currant Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Puccinia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Puccinia ribis

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Downy Currant Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Downy Currant Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Currant Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.