Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Grey Mould

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Botrytis cinerea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Grey Mould
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Botrytis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Botrytis cinerea

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Mould

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.