Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Fuligo leviderma

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Mycetozoa
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Physarales (Physarales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Physaraceae
Genus Aproteles Fuligo
Species Aproteles bulmerae Fuligo leviderma

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bulmer's Fruit Bat
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Fuligo leviderma is a myxomycete (plasmodial slime mould) in the family Physaraceae, producing pale, smooth-coated aethalia on decaying wood and plant litter in moist forest environments. Like other Fuligo species, it passes through a conspicuous plasmodial stage before forming the spore-bearing aethalium. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

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