Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs face fly

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Musca autumnalis

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while face fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	face fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Muscidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Musca
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Musca autumnalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

face fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

face fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.