Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Red-blotched river stingray

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Potamotrygon ocellata

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Red-blotched river stingray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Red-blotched river stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Potamotrygon
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Potamotrygon ocellata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Red-blotched river stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red-blotched river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Red-blotched river stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-blotched river stingray

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.