Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Falcated Duck

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Mareca falcata

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Falcated Duck is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Falcated Duck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anatidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Mareca
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Mareca falcata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Falcated Duck

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Falcated Duck

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.