Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Elm Leech

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Hypsizygus ulmarius

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Elm Leech is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Elm Leech
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Hypsizygus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Hypsizygus ulmarius

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elm Leech

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.