Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Little Pied Bat

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Chalinolobus picatus

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Little Pied Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Little Pied Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Chalinolobus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Chalinolobus picatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Little Pied Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Pied Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Little Pied Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.