Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Fringe shark

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Orectolobus japonicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Fringe shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Orectolobiformes (Orectolobiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Orectolobidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Orectolobus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Orectolobus japonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Fringe shark share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fringe shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringe shark

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.