Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Flutterbush

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Pieris floribunda

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Flutterbush
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)	Pieridae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Pieris
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Pieris floribunda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flutterbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flutterbush

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, Sweden, 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.