Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Black-dotted Piculet

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Picumnus nigropunctatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Black-dotted Piculet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Picidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Picumnus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Picumnus nigropunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Black-dotted Piculet share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black-dotted Piculet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Black-dotted Piculet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-dotted Piculet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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-dotted Piculet

The Black-dotted Piculet (Picumnus nigropunctatus) is a species in the genus Picumnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Venezuela.