Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Southern Bracket

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Ganoderma
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

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.