Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Large-Spored Truffle

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Tuber macrosporum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Large-Spored Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Large-Spored Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Tuber
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Tuber macrosporum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Large-Spored Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Large-Spored Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-Spored Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.