Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Black Maho

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Xylopia cayennensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Black Maho
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Annonaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Xylopia
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Xylopia cayennensis

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black Maho

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Maho

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.

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 Maho

The Black Maho (Xylopia cayennensis) is a species in the genus Xylopia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.