Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Wrinkled Shield

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Pluteus phlebophorus

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Wrinkled Shield is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Wrinkled Shield
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)	Pluteaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Pluteus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Pluteus phlebophorus

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Wrinkled Shield

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Wrinkled Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wrinkled Shield

Habitat

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

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.