Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Splitpea Shanklet

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Collybia cookei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Splitpea Shanklet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Aproteles	Collybia
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Collybia cookei

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Splitpea Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splitpea Shanklet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.