Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Ganoderma Butt Rot

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Ganoderma zonatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Ganoderma Butt Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Ganoderma
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Ganoderma zonatum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Ganoderma Butt Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Ganoderma Butt Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ganoderma Butt Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Norway.

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.