Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Cumberland Rock Shield

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Cumberland Rock Shield is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Cumberland Rock Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Xanthoparmelia
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cumberland Rock Shield

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Cumberland Rock Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cumberland Rock Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.