Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Leafy Brain

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Phaeotremella foliacea

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Leafy Brain is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Leafy Brain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Tremellomycetes (Tremellomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Tremellales (Tremellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tremellaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Phaeotremella
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Phaeotremella foliacea

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Leafy Brain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Leafy Brain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leafy Brain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.