Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Black Bulrush

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Scirpus atrovirens

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Black Bulrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Black Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Scirpus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Scirpus atrovirens

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black Bulrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Black Bulrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Bulrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Black Bulrush

The Black Bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens) is a species in the genus Scirpus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.