Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Larch Spike

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Gomphidius maculatus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Larch Spike is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Larch Spike
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gomphidiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Gomphidius
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Gomphidius maculatus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Larch Spike

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Larch Spike
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Larch Spike

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries). 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.