Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Orange Disco

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Orange Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Orange Disco
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)	Stereaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Aleurodiscus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Orange Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, 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.