Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs mat sedge

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Cyperus pangorei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	mat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Cyperus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Cyperus pangorei

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

mat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	mat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.