Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Bermuda Bean

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Phaseolus lignosus

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Bermuda Bean is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Bermuda Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Phaseolus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Phaseolus lignosus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bermuda Bean

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Bermuda Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bermuda Bean

Habitat

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.

Bermuda Bean

The Bermuda Bean (Phaseolus lignosus) is a species in the genus Phaseolus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.