Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Sickener

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Russula emetica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Sickener
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	Russula
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Russula emetica

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Sickener

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickener

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.