Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Lacquered Bracket

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Lacquered Bracket
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)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Ganoderma
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Lacquered Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.