Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Rooting Polypore

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Polyporus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

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.