Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Desert agave

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Agave deserti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Desert agave
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Agave
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Agave deserti

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Desert agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Desert agave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert agave

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.