Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Big-spotted Cleg

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Haematopota bigoti

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Big-spotted Cleg is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Big-spotted Cleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tabanidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Haematopota
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Haematopota bigoti

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Big-spotted Cleg share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Big-spotted Cleg

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Big-spotted Cleg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big-spotted Cleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Big-spotted Cleg

The Big-spotted Cleg (Haematopota bigoti) is a species in the genus Haematopota. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.