Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Haw Candlesnuff

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Xylaria oxyacanthae

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Haw Candlesnuff is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Haw Candlesnuff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Xylariaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Xylaria
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Xylaria oxyacanthae

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Haw Candlesnuff

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Haw Candlesnuff
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Haw Candlesnuff

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.