Australian Bur-grass vs Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Tragus australianus compared with Scotonycteris bergmansi

Key Differences

• Australian Bur-grass is Not Evaluated while Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian Bur-grass	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Tragus	Scotonycteris
Species	Tragus australianus	Scotonycteris bergmansi

Conservation Status

Australian Bur-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian Bur-grass	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian Bur-grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Bolivia).

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Australian Bur-grass

The Australian Bur-grass (Tragus australianus) is a species in the genus Tragus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Tragus australianus contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.

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.