Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Tuberous Polypore

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Polyporus tuberaster

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Tuberous 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)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Polyporus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Polyporus tuberaster

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Tuberous Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.