Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Phaeophyscia rubropulchra

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Orange-Cored 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 rubropulchra

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Orange-Cored 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.

Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.