Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Dwarf Spikemoss

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Selaginella rupestris

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Dwarf Spikemoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Dwarf Spikemoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Selaginella
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Selaginella rupestris

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Spikemoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.