Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Weeping Toothcrust

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Dacryobolus sudans

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Weeping Toothcrust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Weeping Toothcrust
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)	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Dacryobolus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Dacryobolus sudans

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Weeping Toothcrust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Weeping Toothcrust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weeping Toothcrust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.