Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Pedicelled Bulrush

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Scirpus pedicellatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Pedicelled Bulrush
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)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Scirpus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Scirpus pedicellatus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pedicelled Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Pedicelled Bulrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pedicelled Bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.