Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Mealy Shadow Lichen

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Mealy Shadow Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Mealy Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Physciaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Phaeophyscia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Mealy Shadow Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Mealy Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.