Angular water-starwort vs Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Callitriche cribrosa compared with Scotonycteris bergmansi

Key Differences

• Angular water-starwort is Near Threatened while Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angular water-starwort	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Callitriche	Scotonycteris
Species	Callitriche cribrosa	Scotonycteris bergmansi

Conservation Status

Angular water-starwort

NT — Near Threatened

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angular water-starwort	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angular water-starwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Angular water-starwort

The Angular water-starwort (Callitriche cribrosa) is a species in the genus Callitriche. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.