Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs dwarf lake iris

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Iris lacustris

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while dwarf lake iris is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	dwarf lake iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Iris
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Iris lacustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and dwarf lake iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

dwarf lake iris

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	dwarf lake iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dwarf lake iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.