Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Lilac Dapperling

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Cystolepiota bucknallii

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Lilac Dapperling is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Lilac Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Cystolepiota
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Cystolepiota bucknallii

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lilac Dapperling

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Lilac Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lilac Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.