Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Stinking Truffle

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Tuber
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.