Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Eastern Newt

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Notophthalmus viridescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Eastern Newt
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salamandridae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Notophthalmus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Notophthalmus viridescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Eastern Newt share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Newt

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Eastern Newt
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Newt

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in 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.