Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Umbilicate Hedgehog

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hydnum umbilicatum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Umbilicate Hedgehog is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Hydnum
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hydnum umbilicatum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Umbilicate Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.