Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs forest cockroach

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Ectobius sylvestris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	forest cockroach
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Blattodea (Blattodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ectobiidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Ectobius
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Ectobius sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

forest cockroach

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

forest cockroach

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.