Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Dwarf Water Clover
Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Marsilea minuta
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Bergmans’s Fruit Bat | Dwarf Water Clover |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (Animals) | Plantae (Plants) |
| Phylum | Chordata (Chordates) | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Mammalia (Mammals) | Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) |
| Order | Chiroptera (Bats) | Salviniales (Salviniales) |
| Family | Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) | Marsileaceae |
| Genus | Scotonycteris | Marsilea |
| Species | Scotonycteris bergmansi | Marsilea minuta |
Conservation Status
Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
LC — Least ConcernDwarf Water Clover
LC — Least ConcernPhysical Characteristics
| Attribute | Bergmans’s Fruit Bat | Dwarf Water Clover |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | — |
| Average Lifespan | — | — |
| Average Length | — | — |
| Average Weight | — | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
Dwarf Water Clover
Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.
Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Comoros), Asia (Bhutan, Taiwan, Vietnam), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).
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.
Dwarf Water Clover
No description available.
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