Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Funck's Rustwort

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Marsupella funckii

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Funck's Rustwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Funck's Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Marsupella
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Marsupella funckii

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Funck's Rustwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Funck's Rustwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Funck's Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.