Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Orange Polypore

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Hapalopilus croceus

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Orange Polypore is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Orange Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Hapalopilus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Hapalopilus croceus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Orange Polypore

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically 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.