Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Grey Waxcap

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Cuphophyllus lacmus

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Grey Waxcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Grey Waxcap
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)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Cuphophyllus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Cuphophyllus lacmus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Grey Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Grey Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.