Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs capybara

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	capybara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Caviidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Hydrochoerus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and capybara share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

capybara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Norway, Poland), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

capybara

The Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is a species in the genus Hydrochoerus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.