Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs field cudweed

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Filago arvensis

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while field cudweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	field cudweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Filago
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Filago arvensis

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

field cudweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	field cudweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field cudweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.