Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Yellowfoot

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Craterellus tubaeformis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Yellowfoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Craterellus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Craterellus tubaeformis

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellowfoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.