Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Branch Bumps

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Pertusaria pustulata

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Branch Bumps is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Branch Bumps
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pertusariaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Pertusaria
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Pertusaria pustulata

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Branch Bumps

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Branch Bumps
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Branch Bumps

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Portugal, 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.

Branch Bumps

The Branch bumps (Pertusaria pustulata) is a species in the genus Pertusaria. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. It is found in Colombia, Norway, Portugal and United States.