Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Elktoe

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Alasmidonta marginata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Elktoe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Unionidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Alasmidonta
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Alasmidonta marginata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elktoe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elktoe

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.