Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Philonotis calcarea

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Thick-nerved Apple-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Philonotis
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Philonotis calcarea

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.