Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs False Death-Cap

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Amanita citrina

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while False Death-Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	False Death-Cap
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)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Aproteles	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Amanita citrina

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	False Death-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Death-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.