Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Lesser guitarfish

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Zapteryx brevirostris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Lesser guitarfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rhinobatidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Zapteryx
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Zapteryx brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser guitarfish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser guitarfish

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.