Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Elf-Ear Dust

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lepraria normandinoides

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Elf-Ear Dust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Elf-Ear Dust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Lepraria
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lepraria normandinoides

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Elf-Ear Dust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Elf-Ear Dust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elf-Ear Dust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.