Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Rusty Bolete

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Boletus ferrugineus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Rusty Bolete is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Rusty 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	Boletus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Boletus ferrugineus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Rusty Bolete

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Bolete

Habitat

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

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.