Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Pale rush

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Juncus pallidus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Pale rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Juncaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Juncus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Juncus pallidus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pale rush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and 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.