Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Northern needleleaf

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Tillandsia balbisiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Northern needleleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Tillandsia
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Tillandsia balbisiana

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Northern needleleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Northern needleleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern needleleaf

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, 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.