Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Plated Rock Tripe

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Umbilicaria muehlenbergii

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Plated Rock Tripe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Plated Rock Tripe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Umbilicariaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Umbilicaria
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Umbilicaria muehlenbergii

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Plated Rock Tripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Plated Rock Tripe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plated Rock Tripe

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.