Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Root Rot

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Root Rot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Root Rot
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)	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Heterobasidion
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.

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.