Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs False Morel

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Gyromitra esculenta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	False Morel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Discinaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Gyromitra
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Gyromitra esculenta

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Morel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Morel

Habitat

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

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.