Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Bland Sedge

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Carex blanda

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Bland Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Bland Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Carex
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Carex blanda

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bland Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Bland Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bland Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Bland Sedge

The Bland Sedge (Carex blanda) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.