Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Phoma blight

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Phoma blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Didymellaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Epicoccum
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Phoma blight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Phoma blight

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.