Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs ivy aphid

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Aphis hederae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	ivy aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aphididae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Aphis
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Aphis hederae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

ivy aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ivy aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.