Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs dark umber

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Philereme transversata

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while dark umber is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	dark umber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Geometridae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Philereme
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Philereme transversata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

dark umber

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	dark umber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dark umber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.