Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Yellow Beard Truffle

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Yellow Beard Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Yellow Beard Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rhizopogonaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Rhizopogon
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow Beard Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Yellow Beard Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Beard Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.