Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Ruby Bolete

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Ruby Bolete is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Boletaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Hortiboletus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Ruby Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.