Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Citrus mealybug

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Planococcus citri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Citrus mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Planococcus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Planococcus citri

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Citrus mealybug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Citrus mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Citrus mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Dominica, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.

Citrus mealybug

The Citrus mealybug (Planococcus citri) is a species in the genus Planococcus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.