Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Woolly Tooth

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Aproteles	Phellodon
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Woolly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.