Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs False Water Rat

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	False Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Xeromys
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Xeromys myoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and False Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.