Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Headfly

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Muscidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Hydrotaea
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.