Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Common Goldenring

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Cordulegaster boltonii

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Common Goldenring is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Common Goldenring
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cordulegastridae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Cordulegaster
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Cordulegaster boltonii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Common Goldenring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Goldenring

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Common Goldenring

Common Goldenring (Cordulegaster boltonii) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.