Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs red beard moss

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	red beard moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pottiaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Bryoerythrophyllum
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

red beard moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	red beard moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red beard moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.