Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Black scale

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Saissetia oleae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Black scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Coccidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Saissetia
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Saissetia oleae

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Black scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Israel, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Dominica, United States), and South America (Chile).

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 scale

The Black scale (Saissetia oleae) is a species in the genus Saissetia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.