Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Toad's Ear

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Otidea bufonia

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Toad's Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Toad's Ear
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)	Otideaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Otidea
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Otidea bufonia

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Toad's Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Toad's Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toad's Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.