Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Hairy Bracket

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Trametes hirsuta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Hairy 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)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Trametes
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Trametes hirsuta

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and 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.