Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Ninespot Chimaera

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Hydrolagus barbouri

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Ninespot Chimaera is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Ninespot Chimaera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Chimaeridae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Hydrolagus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Hydrolagus barbouri

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Ninespot Chimaera share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ninespot Chimaera

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Ninespot Chimaera
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ninespot Chimaera

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.