Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Marbled Skipper

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Carcharodus lavatherae

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Marbled Skipper is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Marbled Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Carcharodus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Carcharodus lavatherae

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Marbled Skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marbled Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Marbled Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (23 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.