Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Geranium aphid

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Acyrthosiphon malvae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Geranium aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aphididae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Acyrthosiphon
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Acyrthosiphon malvae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Geranium aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Geranium aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.