Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Black-faced Cormorant

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Phalacrocorax fuscescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Black-faced Cormorant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Phalacrocorax
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Phalacrocorax fuscescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black-faced Cormorant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Black-faced Cormorant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-faced Cormorant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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-faced Cormorant

The Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens) is a species in the genus Phalacrocorax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway.