Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Fiery Copper

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Lycaena thetis

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Fiery Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Fiery Copper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Lycaena
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Lycaena thetis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Fiery Copper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiery Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and North Macedonia.

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.