Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Cape Breton Firefly

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Photuris fairchildi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Cape Breton Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lampyridae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Photuris
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Photuris fairchildi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Cape Breton Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cape Breton Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Cape Breton Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape Breton Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Cape Breton Firefly

The Cape Breton Firefly (Photuris fairchildi) is a species in the genus Photuris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.