Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Freckled Dapperling

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Echinoderma asperum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Freckled Dapperling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Freckled Dapperling
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	Echinoderma
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Echinoderma asperum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Freckled Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Freckled Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Freckled Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, 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.