Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Field copperleaf

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Acalypha arvensis

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Field copperleaf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Field copperleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Acalypha
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Acalypha arvensis

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Field copperleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Field copperleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field copperleaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, 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.