Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Olive Scribble Lichen

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Opegrapha vulgata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Olive Scribble Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Olive Scribble Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ostropales (Ostropales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Graphidaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Opegrapha
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Opegrapha vulgata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Olive Scribble Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Olive Scribble Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Scribble 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.