Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Girdled Dapperling

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lepiota boudieri

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Girdled Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Girdled Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Aproteles	Lepiota
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lepiota boudieri

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Girdled Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Girdled Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.