Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Dodder Astragalus

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Astragalus cuscutae

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Dodder Astragalus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Dodder Astragalus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Astragalus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Astragalus cuscutae

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dodder Astragalus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Dodder Astragalus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dodder Astragalus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.