Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Palefoot Saddle

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Helvella leucopus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Palefoot Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Helvellaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Helvella
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Helvella leucopus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Palefoot Saddle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Palefoot Saddle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.