Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Loose Starweb

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Asterostroma laxum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Loose Starweb is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Loose Starweb
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)	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Aproteles	Asterostroma
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Asterostroma laxum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Loose Starweb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Loose Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.