Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Fatspine spurdog

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Squalus crassispinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Fatspine spurdog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Squalidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Squalus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Squalus crassispinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fatspine spurdog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Fatspine spurdog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fatspine spurdog

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.