Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Hollow Shell Lichen

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Acrocordia cavata

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Hollow Shell Lichen is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Hollow Shell Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Monoblastiales (Monoblastiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Monoblastiaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Acrocordia
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Acrocordia cavata

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hollow Shell Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hollow Shell Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.