Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Constricted Feather-Moss

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Hygroamblystegium humile

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Constricted Feather-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Constricted Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amblystegiaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Hygroamblystegium
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Hygroamblystegium humile

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Constricted Feather-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Constricted Feather-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Constricted Feather-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.