Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Electric ray

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Torpedo mackayana

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Electric ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Electric ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Torpediniformes (electric ray)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Torpedinidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Torpedo
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Torpedo mackayana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Electric ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Electric ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Electric ray

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.