Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Rigid Apple-moss

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Philonotis rigida

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Rigid Apple-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Rigid Apple-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Philonotis
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Philonotis rigida

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rigid Apple-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Rigid Apple-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rigid Apple-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.