Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Fern scale

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Fern scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Fern scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Diaspididae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Pinnaspis
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Fern scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fern scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Fern scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fern scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries) and North America (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.