Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Irish Major

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Oxycera
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.