Beaked Iris vs Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Iris ensata compared with Scotonycteris bergmansi

Key Differences

• Beaked Iris is Not Evaluated while Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Iris	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Iris	Scotonycteris
Species	Iris ensata	Scotonycteris bergmansi

Evolutionary Relationship

Beaked Iris and Bergmans’s Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beaked Iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaked Iris	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaked Iris

The Beaked Iris (Iris ensata) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.