Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Calendula Smut

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Entyloma calendulae

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Calendula Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Calendula Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Entylomatales (Entylomatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Entylomataceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Entyloma
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Entyloma calendulae

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Calendula Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Calendula Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Calendula Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

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.

Calendula Smut

The Calendula Smut (Entyloma calendulae) is a species in the genus Entyloma. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.