Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Ghost Chanterelle

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Cantharellus phasmatis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Ghost Chanterelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Ghost Chanterelle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Cantharellus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Cantharellus phasmatis

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Ghost Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ghost Chanterelle

Habitat

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

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.