Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Smooth Pox Lichen

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Pyrenula laevigata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Smooth Pox Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Smooth Pox Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pyrenulaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Pyrenula
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Pyrenula laevigata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Smooth Pox Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Smooth Pox Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Pox Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.