Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs King Oyster

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Pleurotus eryngii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	King Oyster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pleurotaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Pleurotus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Pleurotus eryngii

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

King Oyster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

King Oyster

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.