Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Lesser Swamp Frog

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Limnonectes paramacrodon

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Lesser Swamp Frog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Lesser Swamp Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dicroglossidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Limnonectes
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Limnonectes paramacrodon

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Swamp Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Swamp Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.