Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Oak Crust

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Peniophora quercina

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Oak Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Oak Crust
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	Peniophora
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Peniophora quercina

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Oak Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oak Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.