Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Jelly Rot

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Phlebia tremellosa

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Jelly Rot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Jelly Rot
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)	Meruliaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Phlebia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Phlebia tremellosa

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Jelly Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jelly Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, 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.