Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Piggyback Shanklet

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Collybia cirrhata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Piggyback Shanklet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Piggyback Shanklet
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)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Aproteles	Collybia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Collybia cirrhata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Piggyback Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Piggyback Shanklet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Piggyback Shanklet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, 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.