Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Silky Parchment

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Stereum striatum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Silky Parchment is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Silky Parchment
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)	Stereaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Stereum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Stereum striatum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Silky Parchment

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Parchment

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, 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.