Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs House Groundling

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Bryotropha domestica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	House Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Bryotropha
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Bryotropha domestica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

House Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

House Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal.

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.