Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Poplar Bracket

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Oxyporus populinus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Poplar Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oxyporaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Oxyporus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Oxyporus populinus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Poplar Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, 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.