Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Lesser bilby

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Macrotis
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.