Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Redlead Roundhead

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Leratiomyces ceres

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Redlead Roundhead is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Redlead Roundhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Strophariaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Leratiomyces
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Leratiomyces ceres

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Redlead Roundhead

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Redlead Roundhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redlead Roundhead

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.