Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs black slug

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Milax nigricans

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while black slug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	black slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Milacidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Milax
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Milax nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	black slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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 slug

The Black slug (Milax nigricans) is a species in the genus Milax. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.