Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Swarming Spine

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Mucronella calva

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Swarming Spine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Swarming Spine
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)	Clavariaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Mucronella
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Mucronella calva

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Swarming Spine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Swarming Spine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swarming Spine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.