Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Cupped Ear

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Otidea cantharella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bulmer's Fruit Bat Cupped Ear
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order Chiroptera (ค้างคาว) Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Otideaceae
Genus Aproteles Otidea
Species Aproteles bulmerae Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bulmer's Fruit Bat Cupped Ear
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Cupped Ear

No description available.

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