Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Douglas' aster

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Symphyotrichum subspicatum

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Douglas' aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Douglas' aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Symphyotrichum
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Symphyotrichum subspicatum

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Douglas' aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Douglas' aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Douglas' aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.