Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Japanese apple rust

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Gymnosporangium yamadae

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Japanese apple rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Japanese apple rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gymnosporangiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Gymnosporangium
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Gymnosporangium yamadae

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Japanese apple rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Japanese apple rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese apple rust

Habitat

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

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.