Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Rusty Porecrust

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Rusty Porecrust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Fuscoporia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.