Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Purple-Shot Copper

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Lycaena alciphron

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Purple-Shot Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Purple-Shot Copper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Lycaena
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Lycaena alciphron

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Purple-Shot Copper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Purple-Shot Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Purple-Shot Copper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple-Shot Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

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.