Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Northern tamandua

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Tamandua mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Northern tamandua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Tamandua
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Tamandua mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Northern tamandua share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.