Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Tree Jelly

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Collema subflaccidum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Tree Jelly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Tree Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Collemataceae
Genus	Aproteles	Collema
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Collema subflaccidum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Tree Jelly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Tree Jelly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tree Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.