Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Broad-ringed White-eye

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Zosterops poliogastrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Broad-ringed White-eye
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zosteropidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Zosterops
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Zosterops poliogastrus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Broad-ringed White-eye share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Broad-ringed White-eye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Broad-ringed White-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-ringed White-eye

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Kenya, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.

Broad-ringed White-eye

The Broad-Ringed White-Eye (Zosterops poliogastrus) is a species in the genus Zosterops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.