Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs pale bristle moss

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Orthotrichum pallens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	pale bristle moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Orthotrichales (Orthotrichales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Orthotrichaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Orthotrichum
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Orthotrichum pallens

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

pale bristle moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	pale bristle moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pale bristle moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.