Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Eggers' nutrush

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Scleria eggersiana

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Eggers' nutrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Eggers' nutrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Scleria
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Scleria eggersiana

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Eggers' nutrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Eggers' nutrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eggers' nutrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, 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.