Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Capote

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Xanthosoma robustum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Capote
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Araceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Xanthosoma
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Xanthosoma robustum

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Capote

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Capote

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, 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.

Capote

The Capote (Xanthosoma robustum) is a species in the genus Xanthosoma. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.