Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs catmint

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Nepeta faassenii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	catmint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Nepeta
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Nepeta faassenii

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

catmint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

catmint

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.

catmint

The Catmint (Nepeta faassenii) is a species in the genus Nepeta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.