Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Lesser devilray

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Mobula
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser devilray

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.