Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Devil fish

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Mobula mobular

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Devil fish is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Devil fish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Mobula
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Mobula mobular

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Devil fish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil fish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Devil fish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil fish

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered 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.