Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs False Turkey-Tail

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Stereum ostrea

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while False Turkey-Tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	False Turkey-Tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Stereaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Stereum
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Stereum ostrea

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Turkey-Tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	False Turkey-Tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Turkey-Tail

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Taiwan, 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.