Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Heath Puffball

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Lycoperdon ericaeum

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Heath Puffball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Heath Puffball
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)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Lycoperdon
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Lycoperdon ericaeum

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heath Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.