Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Hotfoot Webcap

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Cortinarius bulliardii

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Hotfoot Webcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Hotfoot Webcap
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)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Cortinarius
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Cortinarius bulliardii

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Hotfoot Webcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Hotfoot Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hotfoot Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered 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.