Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Giant Elm Bracket

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Rigidoporus ulmarius

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Giant Elm Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Meripilaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Rigidoporus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Rigidoporus ulmarius

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Giant Elm Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant Elm Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Portugal.

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.