Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Uromyces ari-triphylli

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Uromyces
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Uromyces ari-triphylli

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.