bay duiker vs Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Cephalophus dorsalis compared with Scotonycteris bergmansi

Key Differences

• bay duiker is Near Threatened while Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bay duiker	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cephalophus	Scotonycteris
Species	Cephalophus dorsalis	Scotonycteris bergmansi

Evolutionary Relationship

bay duiker and Bergmans’s Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

bay duiker

NT — Near Threatened

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bay duiker	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bay duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bay duiker

The Bay duiker (Cephalophus dorsalis) is a species in the genus Cephalophus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic 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.