Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Elm Leech

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Hypsizygus ulmarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Elm Leech
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Aproteles	Hypsizygus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Hypsizygus ulmarius

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elm Leech

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.