Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs mountain hare

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Lepus timidus

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while mountain hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	mountain hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Lepus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Lepus timidus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

mountain hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	mountain hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine. 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.