Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Portuguese Squill

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Scilla peruviana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Portuguese Squill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Scilla
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Scilla peruviana

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Portuguese Squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Portuguese Squill

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.