Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Fool'S Mushroom

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Amanita verna

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Fool'S Mushroom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fool'S Mushroom
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 verna

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Fool'S Mushroom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fool'S Mushroom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fool'S Mushroom

Habitat

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

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.