Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs bulbous foxtail

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Alopecurus bulbosus

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while bulbous foxtail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	bulbous foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Alopecurus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Alopecurus bulbosus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

bulbous foxtail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	bulbous foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bulbous foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.

bulbous foxtail

The Bulbous Foxtail (Alopecurus bulbosus) is a species in the genus Alopecurus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.