Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Mountain Masdevallia

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Masdevallia oreas

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Mountain Masdevallia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Mountain Masdevallia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Masdevallia
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Masdevallia oreas

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Masdevallia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Masdevallia

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.