Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Dune Cavalier

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Melanoleuca cinereifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dune Cavalier
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)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Aproteles	Melanoleuca
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Melanoleuca cinereifolia

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Dune Cavalier

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dune Cavalier

Habitat

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

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.