Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Malagasy civet

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Malagasy civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eupleridae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Fossa
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Malagasy civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malagasy civet

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.