Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Devil'S Dipstick

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Mutinus elegans

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Devil'S Dipstick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phallaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Mutinus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Mutinus elegans

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Devil'S Dipstick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.