Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Obscure Domecap

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Calocybe obscurissima

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Obscure Domecap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Obscure Domecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Calocybe
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Calocybe obscurissima

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Obscure Domecap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Obscure Domecap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Obscure Domecap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.