Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Elbowpatch Crust

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Fomitiporia punctata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Elbowpatch Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Elbowpatch Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Fomitiporia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Fomitiporia punctata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Elbowpatch Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.