Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Blood Iris

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Iris sanguinea

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Blood Iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Blood Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Iris
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Iris sanguinea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Blood Iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Blood Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blood Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.

Blood Iris

The Blood Iris (Iris sanguinea) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.