Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Giant Elm Bracket

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Rigidoporus ulmarius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Giant Elm Bracket
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)	Meripilaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Rigidoporus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Rigidoporus ulmarius

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Giant Elm Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant Elm Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Portugal.

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.