Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs False beardgrass

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Chrysopogon zizanioides

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while False beardgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	False beardgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Chrysopogon
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Chrysopogon zizanioides

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

False beardgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False beardgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.