Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Moreton bay fig

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Ficus macrophylla

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Moreton bay fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Moreton bay fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Moraceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Ficus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Ficus macrophylla

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Moreton bay fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Moreton bay fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moreton bay fig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, South Africa, Turkey, and United States.

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.