Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs intermediate polypody

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Polypodium interjectum

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while intermediate polypody is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	intermediate polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Polypodium
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Polypodium interjectum

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

intermediate polypody

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

intermediate polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.