Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Mountain Coati

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Mountain Coati
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)	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Nasua
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.