Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Fungus

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Septoria passiflorae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Fungus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Septoria
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Septoria passiflorae

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Fungus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fungus

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.