Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Gorse Cramp Ball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Daldinia
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Daldinia fissa

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Gorse Cramp Ball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.