Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs large nutmeg

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Apamea anceps

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while large nutmeg is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	large nutmeg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Noctuidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Apamea
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Apamea anceps

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

large nutmeg

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	large nutmeg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large nutmeg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.