Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Gulper Shark

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Centrophorus granulosus

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Gulper Shark is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Gulper Shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Centrophoridae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Centrophorus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Centrophorus granulosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Gulper Shark share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gulper Shark

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Gulper Shark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gulper Shark

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Taiwan. 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.