Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Isopod

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Porcellio dilatatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Isopod
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Porcellio
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Porcellio dilatatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Isopod

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Isopod

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.