Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Dune Waxcap

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hygrocybe conicoides

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Dune Waxcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Dune 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 conicoides

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Dune Waxcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dune Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

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.