Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Plum Rust

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Tranzschelia discolor

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Plum Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Plum Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tranzscheliaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Tranzschelia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Tranzschelia discolor

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Plum Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Plum Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) 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.