Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Dwarf bulrush

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Typha minima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Dwarf bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Typhaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Typha
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Typha minima

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Dwarf bulrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf bulrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Poland, and United Kingdom.

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.