Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Purple Cochoa

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Cochoa purpurea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Purple Cochoa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Turdidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Cochoa
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Cochoa purpurea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Purple Cochoa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Cochoa

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.