Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Hemiselmis anomala

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cryptophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Chroomonadaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Hemiselmis
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Hemiselmis anomala

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Hemiselmis anomala is a unicellular cryptomonad alga found in marine and estuarine environments, characterised by its asymmetric, kidney-shaped cell and two unequal flagella for swimming. It contains phycobilin pigments allowing photosynthesis and plays a role in marine and coastal primary production. Cryptomonads like this species are significant contributors to phytoplankton communities in diverse aquatic habitats.