Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Pine Crust

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Peniophora pini

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Pine Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Pine Crust
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)	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Aproteles	Peniophora
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Pine Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.