Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Chinese Pangolin

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Manis pentadactyla

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Chinese Pangolin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Manidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Manis
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Manis pentadactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Chinese Pangolin

The Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a species in the genus Manis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.