Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Chatham shag

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Leucocarbo onslowi

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Chatham shag is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Chatham shag
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Leucocarbo
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Leucocarbo onslowi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Chatham shag share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chatham shag

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chatham shag

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.

Chatham shag

The Chatham shag (Leucocarbo onslowi) is a species in the genus Leucocarbo. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.