Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Blunthorn Nomad Bee

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Nomada flavopicta

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Blunthorn Nomad Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Blunthorn Nomad Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Nomada
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Nomada flavopicta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Blunthorn Nomad Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Blunthorn Nomad Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blunthorn Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Blunthorn Nomad Bee

The Blunthorn Nomad Bee (Nomada flavopicta) is a species in the genus Nomada. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.