Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Tumbling Puffball

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Bovista
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.