Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs White Cheese Polypore

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while White Cheese Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	White Cheese Polypore
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)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Tyromyces
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.