Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs polygamous hook moss

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Drepanocladus polygamus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	polygamous hook moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amblystegiaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Drepanocladus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Drepanocladus polygamus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

polygamous hook moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

polygamous hook moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.