Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Florida arrowroot

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zamiaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Zamia
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Florida arrowroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Florida arrowroot

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.