Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Coppery Sprite

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Arielulus cuprosus

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Coppery Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Arielulus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Arielulus cuprosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Coppery Sprite share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Coppery Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coppery Sprite

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.