Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Newstead scale

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Newstead scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Newstead scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Diaspididae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Lepidosaphes
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Newstead scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Newstead scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Newstead scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Newstead scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.