Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Lilac Mushroom

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Agaricus porphyrizon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Lilac Mushroom
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	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Agaricus porphyrizon

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lilac Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lilac Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.