Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Needle Rust

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Chrysomyxa ledi

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Needle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Needle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Coleosporiaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Chrysomyxa
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Chrysomyxa ledi

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Needle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Needle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.