Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs redhead

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Hamelia patens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bergmans’s Fruit Bat redhead
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Rubiaceae
Genus Scotonycteris Hamelia
Species Scotonycteris bergmansi Hamelia patens

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

redhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bergmans’s Fruit Bat redhead
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

redhead

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

redhead

No description available.

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