Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Willow Tarspot

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Willow Tarspot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Aproteles	Rhytisma
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Willow Tarspot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.