Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Potto

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lorisidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Perodicticus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Potto share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.