Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Prickled ray

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Prickled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rajidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Malacoraja
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickled ray

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.