Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Dry Duster

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Coniophora arida

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Dry Duster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dry Duster
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)	Coniophoraceae
Genus	Aproteles	Coniophora
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Coniophora arida

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Dry Duster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dry Duster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.