Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Cramp Balls

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Daldinia concentrica

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Cramp Balls is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Cramp Balls
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Daldinia
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Daldinia concentrica

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Cramp Balls
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cramp Balls

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.