Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Highfin dogfish

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Highfin dogfish
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)	Etmopteridae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Centroscyllium
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Centroscyllium excelsum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highfin dogfish

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.