Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Dusky Dolphin

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Dusky Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Dusky Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Dusky Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.