Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Green Russula

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Russula virescens

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Green Russula is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Green Russula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Russulaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Russula
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Russula virescens

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Green Russula

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Green Russula
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green Russula

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.