Admirable False Brook Salamander vs Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Aquiloeurycea praecellens compared with Scotonycteris bergmansi

Key Differences

• Admirable False Brook Salamander is Critically Endangered while Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admirable False Brook Salamander	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Plethodontidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Scotonycteris
Species	Aquiloeurycea praecellens	Scotonycteris bergmansi

Evolutionary Relationship

Admirable False Brook Salamander and Bergmans’s Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Admirable False Brook Salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admirable False Brook Salamander	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admirable False Brook Salamander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Admirable False Brook Salamander

The Admirable False Brook Salamander (Aquiloeurycea praecellens) is a species in the genus Aquiloeurycea. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neo.

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

The Bergmans’s Fruit Bat (Scotonycteris bergmansi) is a species in the genus Scotonycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.