Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Weeping Widow

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Lacrymaria lacrymabunda

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Weeping Widow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Weeping Widow
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)	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Lacrymaria
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Lacrymaria lacrymabunda

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Weeping Widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weeping Widow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.