Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Rufous Milk-Cap

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lactarius rufus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Rufous Milk-Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Rufous Milk-Cap
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)	Russulaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Lactarius
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lactarius rufus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Rufous Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Rufous Milk-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rufous Milk-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), 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.