Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Ghost Shield

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Pluteus pellitus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Ghost Shield
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)	Pluteaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Pluteus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Pluteus pellitus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ghost Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ghost Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.