Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Guinea ant

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Tetramorium bicarinatum

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Guinea ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Guinea ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Formicidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Tetramorium
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Tetramorium bicarinatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Guinea ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Guinea ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Guinea ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guinea ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (12 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile).

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.