Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Dune Cup

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Peziza ammophila

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Dune Cup is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dune Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pezizaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Peziza
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Peziza ammophila

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Dune Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dune Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. 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.