Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Cuban Small-eared Toad

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Peltophryne empusa

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Cuban Small-eared Toad is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Cuban Small-eared Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bufonidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Peltophryne
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Peltophryne empusa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Cuban Small-eared Toad share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cuban Small-eared Toad

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Cuban Small-eared Toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cuban Small-eared Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.