Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Dune Cup

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Peziza ammophila

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Dune Cup is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Dune Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pezizaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Peziza
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Peziza ammophila

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dune Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Dune Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dune Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.