Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Physarum leucopus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Physarales (Physarales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Physaraceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Physarum
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Physarum leucopus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Physarum leucopus is a myxomycete (plasmodial slime mould) in the family Physaridae, producing sporangia with pale or whitish stalks as implied by its species name. It is found on decaying wood and plant litter in moist forest environments. Its conservation status is not evaluated.