Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Cape Teak

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Strychnos decussata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Cape Teak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Loganiaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Strychnos
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Strychnos decussata

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cape Teak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape Teak

Habitat

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

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 Teak

The Cape Teak (Strychnos decussata) is a species in the genus Strychnos. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.