Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Indigo Milk Cap

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Indigo Milk Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Russulaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Lactarius
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lactarius indigo

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Indigo Milk Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indigo Milk Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.