Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Prickly Juniper

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Juniperus oxycedrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Prickly Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cupressaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Juniperus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Juniperus oxycedrus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in India.

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.