Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Urchin Earthfan

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Thelephora penicillata

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Urchin Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Urchin Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Aproteles	Thelephora
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Thelephora penicillata

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Urchin Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Urchin Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Urchin Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.