Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Violet Domecap

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Calocybe ionides

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Violet Domecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Violet Domecap
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)	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Calocybe
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Calocybe ionides

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Violet Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Violet Domecap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.