Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Larch Spike

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Gomphidius maculatus

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Larch Spike is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Larch Spike
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gomphidiaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Gomphidius
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Gomphidius maculatus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Larch Spike

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Larch Spike

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.