Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Flaky Puffball

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lycoperdon mammiforme

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Flaky Puffball is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Flaky Puffball
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)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Lycoperdon
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lycoperdon mammiforme

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Flaky Puffball

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Flaky Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flaky Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered 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.