Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Liver Milkcap

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lactarius hepaticus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Liver Milkcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Liver Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Russulaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Lactarius
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lactarius hepaticus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Liver Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Liver Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Liver Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.