Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Fossa

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Fossa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eupleridae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Cryptoprocta
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Fossa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.