Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Plain Martin

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Riparia paludicola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Plain Martin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hirundinidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Riparia
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Riparia paludicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Plain Martin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Plain Martin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Martin

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.