Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Tender Nesting Polypore

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hapalopilus rutilans

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Tender Nesting Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Tender Nesting Polypore
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)	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Hapalopilus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hapalopilus rutilans

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Tender Nesting Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Tender Nesting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tender Nesting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.