Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Japanese Pipistrelle

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Pipistrellus abramus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Japanese Pipistrelle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Pipistrellus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Pipistrellus abramus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Japanese Pipistrelle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

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.