Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Natterer's Bat

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Myotis nattereri

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Natterer's Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Natterer's Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Myotis
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Myotis nattereri

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Natterer's Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Natterer's Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Natterer's Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natterer's Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.