Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Cosmopolitan Springtail

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Entomobrya nivalis

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Cosmopolitan Springtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Cosmopolitan Springtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Collembola (springtail)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Entomobryomorpha (Entomobryomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Entomobryidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Entomobrya
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Entomobrya nivalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cosmopolitan Springtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Cosmopolitan Springtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cosmopolitan Springtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.