Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Golden Algae

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Prymnesium parvum

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Golden Algae is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Golden Algae
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Haptophyta (Haptophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Prymnesiophyceae (Prymnesiophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Prymnesiales (Prymnesiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Prymnesiaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Prymnesium
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Prymnesium parvum

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Golden Algae

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Golden Algae
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden Algae

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, 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.