Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Tile Lichen

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lecidea tessellata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Tile Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lecideaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Lecidea
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Tile Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.