Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Parasol Tree

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Polyscias kikuyuensis

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Parasol Tree is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Parasol Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Araliaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Polyscias
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Polyscias kikuyuensis

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Parasol Tree

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parasol Tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.