Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Chestnutleaf false croton

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Caperonia castaneifolia

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Chestnutleaf false croton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Chestnutleaf false croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Caperonia
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Caperonia castaneifolia

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chestnutleaf false croton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Chestnutleaf false croton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnutleaf false croton

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, 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.

Chestnutleaf false croton

The Chestnutleaf false croton (Caperonia castaneifolia) is a species in the genus Caperonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.