Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Salted Ruffle Lichen

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Parmotrema crinitum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Salted Ruffle Lichen is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Salted Ruffle Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Parmotrema
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Parmotrema crinitum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Salted Ruffle Lichen

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Salted Ruffle Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Salted Ruffle Lichen

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.