Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Fringed Cup

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Encoelia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fringed Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Cup

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.