Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs River Lamprey

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Lampetra ayresii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	River Lamprey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Petromyzonti (Petromyzonti)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Petromyzontiformes (lamprey)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Petromyzontidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Lampetra
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Lampetra ayresii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and River Lamprey share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

River Lamprey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	River Lamprey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Lamprey

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.