Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs caimito

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Pouteria caimito

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bergmans’s Fruit Bat caimito
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Ericales (Ericales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Sapotaceae
Genus Scotonycteris Pouteria
Species Scotonycteris bergmansi Pouteria caimito

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

caimito

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bergmans’s Fruit Bat caimito
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

caimito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

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.

caimito

The Caimito (Pouteria caimito) is a species in the genus Pouteria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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