Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Madeira ray

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Raja maderensis

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Madeira ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Madeira ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rajidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Raja
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Raja maderensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Madeira ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Madeira ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Madeira ray

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.