Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Robust Bracket

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Fomitiporia robusta

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Robust Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Robust Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Fomitiporia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Fomitiporia robusta

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Robust Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Robust Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Robust Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.