Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Birch Jelly

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Exidia repanda

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Birch Jelly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Birch Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Exidia
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Exidia repanda

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Birch Jelly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Birch Jelly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Birch Jelly

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Birch Jelly

The Birch Jelly (Exidia repanda) is a species in the genus Exidia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.