Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Ochre Scalycap

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Pholiota subochracea

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Ochre Scalycap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Ochre Scalycap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Strophariaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Pholiota
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Pholiota subochracea

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Ochre Scalycap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Ochre Scalycap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ochre Scalycap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.