Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Blind Mole

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Talpa caeca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Blind Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Talpidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Talpa
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Talpa caeca

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Blind Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Blind Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Blind Mole

The Blind Mole (Talpa caeca) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.