Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Onionweed

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Asphodelus fistulosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Onionweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Asphodelus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Asphodelus fistulosus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Onionweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onionweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

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.