Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Frayed Parasol

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Macrolepiota excoriata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Frayed Parasol
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Macrolepiota
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Macrolepiota excoriata

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Frayed Parasol

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Frayed Parasol

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.