Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Eastern Nycteoline

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Nycteola asiatica

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Eastern Nycteoline is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Eastern Nycteoline
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nolidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Nycteola
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Nycteola asiatica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Nycteoline

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Nycteoline

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.