Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Orange Jelly Spot

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Orange Jelly Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Orange Jelly Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Dacrymyces
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange Jelly Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Jelly Spot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.